title: Writing a letter to patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper considers the potential utility in clinical practice of writing a letter to patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Letters written by psychiatrists to patients may be helpful in some clinical situations.
authors.affiliation: North Metropolitan Area Mental Health Service, Shenton Park, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Restifo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001288:Attention; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations